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The portrait of Manson that emerges from Taming the Beast is largely one of a defanged, eccentric, and even comical man, a man who goes before parole boards every few years and, like an actor leaping onstage, performs for his captive audience, then chuckles about it afterward. Still, the author is careful to remind readers of the harsher reality of Manson's past, at one point promising to stick a "shank into that bastard's black heart" if Manson ever came after his daughter. Though George struggles mightily to emphasize Charlie's sociopathic nature, it becomes obvious very early on in the book that he has a fairly big soft spot for his former charge. Manson, it seems, despite being confined, still has his infamous powers of persuasion after half a life on ice. --Tjames Madison
"[George] strives to understand Manson and his devotees and, spewing psychological and spiritual insights and plenty of witchy Mansonoid details, succeeds in horrifying his readers." --Booklist
"[Taming the Beast] puts a human face on a man whose very name defines evil--revealing the personality hidden during television interviews." --Almeda Journal
"The latest entry in the canon of a true madman...this volume...gives us an ugly, ugly look at a man whose entire life has been a study in sickness." --Kirkus Reviews
"This anecdotal account...confirms that Manson remains without remorse, unstable, frightening, and unlikely to ever be paroled." --Library Journal
"Manson continues his reign as America's leading celebrity carnivore." --Phoenix Arizona Republic
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